snaggletooth
Americannoun
plural
snaggleteethnoun
Other Word Forms
- snaggle-toothed adjective
- snaggletoothed adjective
Etymology
Origin of snaggletooth
Example Sentences
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We’re talking about Derpy Tiger, an oversized blue cat with glowing yellow eyes, a snaggletooth grin and a penchant for righting overturned vessels.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
These include teeth from snaggletooth, lemon, mako, silky, sand tiger and great white sharks.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
New clients often arrive at Hurley’s studio listing the things they want to obscure with a pose: moles, a snaggletooth, a scar, a large nose, a double chin.
From New York Times • May 30, 2018
But it’s not just its snaggletooth — which can be up to nine feet long — that makes this Arctic sea creature unbelievable.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2016
She always covered her mouth when she laughed because of her snaggletooth.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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